It seems that the organizers of the SFD can't look beyond one's own nose. I often saw this behaviour in parts of the free software movement (being ignorant about proprietary stuff if it's not software), but found this example especially frightening, as we have a well working alternative.

Further, the Ubuntu Launchpad folks recently announced integration of Google maps into their online presence [1]. Great feature, but I'm curious to know if they looked into OSM. (My comment there has been in moderation for several hours as I submit this).

Well done, Bruce! You already did the next step I was considering. (Might also be worth raising on the OSM talk list?)

Still no reply to the questions on Launchpad of where OSM/Openlayers falls short in functionality (and why not help it get there, even if only with feedback?). Surely they documented this decision somewhere?

… and my comment to the Launchpad News team is still in moderation! Weekend, I guess.